London Stories by Jim Eldridge

Twelve young lives across two thousand years

Very Good Condition - Covers show scuffing, small creases and rubbed corners, with a larger crease on the rear.

Jim Eldridge tells London's history through twelve stories that place children at the centre of different periods. From a Saxon settlement beside the Thames to the city of the 2012 Olympics, the collection follows changing streets, communities and ways of life. Major events, including plague, fire and wartime bombing, become experiences seen through young eyes rather than distant dates in a textbook. Each story introduces a different moment while contributing to a larger picture of a city continually rebuilding and reinventing itself. Combining historical settings with the immediacy of fiction, London Stories invites readers to imagine what growing up in the capital might have meant across two thousand years.